Italy Fines Meta Platforms IDR 9.9 Billion Related To Gambling Ads
Meta Platforms, fined in Italy for violating gambling advertisement bans. (dok photo. pexels)

JAKARTA - Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, is the latest technology company to be fined in Italy for violating gambling advertising bans.

According to a statement from AGCOM's communications supervisory agency on Friday, December 22, Meta was fined 5.85 million euros (Rp 9.9 billion) in terms of profiles and accounts on Facebook and Instagram, as well as paid content promoting bets or games with cash prizes.

There has been no immediate comment from Meta regarding this fine.

Earlier this month, AGCOM announced fines for Alphabet Inc's YouTube and Amazon's Twitch for violating the ban. YouTube and Twitch were fined 2.25 million euros and 900.000 euros, respectively.


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